Vehicle Electrical Integration Technician
Public autonomous-vehicle technology company providing the Kodiak Driver, an AI-powered, modular autonomy platform for driverless commercial trucking and public-sector ground applications.
Funding history
About Kodiak AI, Inc.
Kodiak AI commercializes driverless ground-autonomy technology. Its vehicle-agnostic Kodiak Driver combines AI software, modular hardware, SensorPods, remote support, and offboard services; it serves trucking, industrial, defense, and public-sector use cases.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will troubleshoot field failures, identify root causes, and perform corrective and preventive actions. You will maintain, repair, and upfit fleet systems; support engineering tests; inspect hardware quality; create technical documentation; and safely operate company vehicles and equipment in shop and field settings.
Requirements
- 2+ years of technician experience in autonomous, automotive, aerospace, or a related industry
- Knowledge of automotive electronics
- Knowledge of Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and 100BASE-T1
- Verbal and written communication
- Ability to lift up to 45 pounds
- Ability to work in a shop or outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to climb, stand, crouch, kneel, and maneuver around truck equipment
- Linux experience
- Experience with terminal-based diagnostic tools
- Clean driving record
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and debug field issues and trace failures to subsystems
- Develop and perform corrective and preventive actions for failure modes
- Diagnose, repair, and identify root causes across mechanical, electrical, and software systems
- Maintain, repair, and upfit fleet systems
- Lead and support engineering test activities
- Inspect hardware quality and resolve manufacturing and build issues
- Create and review drawings, schematics, build instructions, and hardware-quality tests
- Safely operate company vehicles
- Maintain a driving record that meets auto-insurance coverage requirements
Benefits
- Equity
- Biannual bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Medical plan with infertility benefits
- Accrued PTO
- Parental leave
- Free lunch
- Kitchen with coffee and snacks
- Company truck for required field travel
- Accommodation at Target Hospitality Centers when required
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Headspace
- One Medical
- Gympass
- Spring Health
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- HSA
- Referral bonuses
- Patent bonuses